Eastern is 2-7 against Ballou since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ramblers will host the Knights at 6:00 p.m. Eastern will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Eastern is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Coolidge, who was ranked ninth at the time (Eastern was ranked sixth). The Ramblers skirted past the Colts 23-20. That's two games straight that the Ramblers have won by exactly three points.
Jeremiah Hubbard
| 10/10/25 vs Coolidge | 234 |
| 10/11/24 @ Coolidge | 200 |
| 10/04/24 @ Roosevelt | 179 |
| 08/30/24 @ McKinley Tech | 146 |
| 09/06/24 vs Largo | 144 |
Jeremiah Hubbard was the offensive standout of the contest as he threw for 234 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also punched in one score on the ground. Those 234 passing yards gave him a new career-high.
Eastern's run defense was locked in: Coolidge could only muster -0.1 yards per carry. The Ramblers' ground attack was stronger, having averaged 2.9.
Meanwhile, Ballou was beaten by Dunbar 62-6 on Friday. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Crimson Tide recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Ballou's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Eastern, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Everything went Eastern's way against Ballou in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Eastern made off with a 40-15 victory. Do the Ramblers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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